meet with (someone or something)

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meet with (someone or something)

1. To spend time with someone, usually for a specific reason. I have to meet with Carrie before I can give you an answer to that question.

2. To elicit a particular response. Mom's announcement that we were having meatloaf for dinner was met with groans from the rest of us.The senator's proposal was met with skepticism on both sides of the aisle.

3. To experience something. I'm just warning you—if you embezzle money, you're going to meet with a bad end.

4. To come into contact with something. I think this piece is supposed to meet with that one. Here, take a look at the instructions.

meet with someone

meet with something

1. [for someone] to experience something, such as an accident. Poor Carlo met with a serious accident.Henry always feared meeting with a horrible fate.

2. [for someone or something] to strike or touch something. That board is supposed to meet perfectly with the surface of the wall.Her head met with the top of the car a number of times during the journey.

3. to encounter some kind of response. The proposal met with unexpected opposition.Her speech was met with universal approval.

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